‘The difficulty starts with interpretations of Amida’s power. Some believe you have to repeatedly say the nembutsu; others believe you only have to say it once.
Ippen said you only have to say it once, but with a pure heart!’
Ippen
Morning Meditaton
Morning meditation — Aren’t we living in awareness.
‘Aren’t we living in awareness day and night?’
Avalokiteshvara
Morning meditation — If we study theory.
‘If we study theory, our practice won’t develop at all.’
Ajahn Chah
Morning meditation — I appear in the midst of the activities of all sentient beings.
‘I appear in the midst of the activities of all sentient beings without leaving the presence of all the Buddhas.’
Avalokiteshvara
Morning meditation — The whole world is cause and effect.
‘The whole world is cause and effect; excluding this, there’s no sentient being.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — What joy there is in this radiance!
‘What joy there is in this radiance!’
Harada Tangen Roshi
Morning meditation — Those who see the real are released.
‘There’s nothing to be denied and nothing to be affirmed. See the real, those who see the real are released.’
Arya Nagarjuna
Morning meditation — If anything is to be done.
‘If anything is to be done, do it with sustained vigour. A lax religious life stirs up the dust of passions.’
The Dhammapada
Buddhism now 